“Logging companies keen to exploit Brazil’s rainforest have been accused by human rights organisations of using gunmen to wipe out the Awá, a tribe of just 355.”
If you don’t know what this means, it’s basically then end of how the internet currently is in Europe. Memes? Nope. Youtubers? Bye!
You’d need a license for everything!!!!
And my fellow Americans my be all like, well, what’s the big deal for us? It’s a Europe deal.
No, because the Youtubers there that you love so much? This effects them too! I’m freaking out because Jack, the person who helps my depression go away, may no longer be able to do what he does!
Guys, we need to stop this somehow. Please.
Call your MEPs. Sign petitions. Protest (Peacefully please. Don’t get hurt).
I’m sorry for tagging you guys if you don’t want to be or already know, I just want as many people to know as possible!
I can’t tag everyone, but if you see this, please reblog it. Spread the news. Sign the petition. Call your MEPs. Do what you can to help stop this from passing in January.
I don’t live in Europe but this needs to be spread
I’m spreading this because this is greatly unsettling to me. I live in europe and really can’t imagine how the future would look like.
I don’t live in Europe but I signed the petition and am signal boosting for all my EU pals. Call your MEPs!
Because they still have to vote for it two more times.. maybe .. that’s why?
All you Americans who are saying “I dont live in europe, but…”
You do understand how the internet *works*, right? You *WILL* feel the backlash from this if things go through the way they are going now.
this needs to be spread. article 13 will effect the world.
If this article passes and gets reinforced by our social media and platforms they won’t separate us to “oh this is Europe they can’t do shit” and “oh it’s the rest of the world they can do whatever”… Making two different algorithms is a waste of resources.
I don’t live in Europe either, but chances are, we’ll have to live by their rules because the platforms will go by the stricter set of rules and force them on all of us. This isn’t a “Europe thing”.
This is an “everyone thing”.
i cant bear to not watch jack again…i cant
“This isn’t a ‘Europe thing.’ This is an ‘everyone thing.’”
to any of my transgender followers feeling isolated with today’s news, i want you to know that this community, the LGBTQ community will not stand idly by and let this happen. i stand with all my trans brothers, sisters and siblings and i hope you know that you are so incredibly valid and nothing and no one can ever take your identity from you. i know it might not mean a lot coming from me, but please know that you cannot and will not be erased.
if you are feeling alone, please reach out to someone or call a helpline. if you are in the US, please call the trans lifeline or contact the trevor project via text/online if you can’t make the call.
to any cis people, we can’t let this happen. please do whatever you can to help out the community and if you are in the US, call your reps and ask them how they will support trans people.
Two years ago as of October 13, the Nathan E. Steward sank outside of my hometown and 110 000 liters of diesel fuel was dumped into the ocean, destroying millions of dollars worth of local clam beds and severely impacting the local environment and economy in long-lasting and traumatic ways. I attended a conference talking about the court case that the sovereign Heiltsuk Nation is taking up against the corporation that owned the tanker (Kirby), the province of British Columbia, and the federal government of Canada. Indigenous peoples in Canada have won 90% of the court cases that they’ve taken to the federal level in the past couple decades, and this is far from the first time that my hometown has gone to bat with the Canadian government. The legal fees will be extravagant. Please watch the video if you have four minutes.
If you care about indigenous issues, please share this. I’ve personally participated in the protests surrounding Enbridge when I was 14 (six years ago), but the Canadian government is still trying to fuck over First Nations people.
The Trump administration is working on a plan to severely narrow the legal definition of gender, according to a report in The New York Times on Sunday.
The proposed policy, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, would define gender “on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable,” meaning it would define gender as either male or female as determined by genitalia at birth. Any dispute about an individual’s gender would require genetic testing. This would have major repercussions for the transgender and gender nonconforming communities ― particularly in regard to health care.
Since the Trump plan was revealed, protesters have been gathering online ― often using the hashtag #WontBeErased ― and in person around the country. On Sunday night, several hundred people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City.
But there is still a lot of work to be done to make sure the trans and gender nonconforming communities are protected.
You’ve likely seen people coming out in droves to encourage others to vote; it’s one of the most important things you can do as an American. Casting ballots at the federal, state and local levels affects transgender rights. Check Vote.org for ways to promote turnout in your area. Call your friends and family members nearby to go to the polls with you, and remind those in other states to vote too.
Educate yourself
Being an ally isn’t just patting your trans or nonbinary friends on the back or retweeting them occasionally. It’s about respect and fighting for their rights. The first step to being a good ally is educating yourself on the basics — knowing someone’s preferred pronouns, avoiding stereotypes and learning what policies in government directly affect the trans and gender nonconforming communities. You can find a primer on those issues and more here.
Promote helpful resources and trans-led organizations
While many “prominent national organizations are not led by trans or nonbinary people,” many are and need help on both the national and local levels. Some of those organizations, according to Out magazine are: Audre Lorde Project, Casa Ruby, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, Fierce, Organizacion Latina de Trans en Texas, Southerners on New Ground, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Trans Latin@ Coalition, Trans Law Center and Trans Lifeline. More comprehensive lists can be found at the Trans Justice Funding Project and Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations.
Sharing numbers like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), the Trevor Project at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) and Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 can be immensely helpful for those in crisis.
Share the work of trans activists and journalists
Groups like Lambda Legal, the ACLU and the Transgender Law Center are legal organizations that ofter extensive information about trans rights and policies that affect them. Keep an eye on their social media pages to see if they’re holding events you can take part in or to share their messaging.
Additionally, sharing the work of trans and gender nonconforming journalists helps spread the messaging being put out by the community for the community. Too often, work about the trans community is written by people who are not members of that community ― which can be completely OK, as long as it’s done correctly. This piece in Them does an excellent job of explaining the problem with media organizations not hiring trans reporters to cover trans issues.
You know, if you don’t vote, you are in effect saying that all this shit they are pulling is okay. You accept it. Is that really the person you want to be? Vote. Please.
hi, welcome to the united fucking states, how may we discriminate you?
Everyone needs to see this. We can’t just let them discriminate against us, we have rights and we should fight for them. Our government is actively trying to push down minorities and no one is talking about it. This affects me and many of my friends. This could affect you or a friend you have. Even if this doesnt affect you, SPREAD THIS INFORMATION AND BE AN ALLY. We’re not gonna live in a broken country where freedom and equality is preached but only certain groups have those rights to equality and liberty. We shouldn’t have to live in fear of what human right our government is gonna strip away from us next. Please spread this.
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